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Shandon Area History Group members Dominic O’Callaghan, Maeve Higgins, Anne Twomey and Denis Wilson with Minister Michael McGrath at last nights Community Spirits Awards for the overall winner. We did not win, the worthy winners were Cork City Hospital Club. Everyone had a very enjoyable night with beautiful food and drink thanks to the Cork International Hotel.

Pictured at the presentation of June 2023 Community Spirit Award to Shandon Area History Group at Church Street, near Shandon, were from left, Dominic O'Callaghan ; Anne Twomey ; Denis Wilson, Chairman, Shandon Area History Group ; Gerald McCarthy, Award Proposer; Edel Kavanagh, Cork International Airport Hotel (Joint Sponsors) ; Maeve Higgins and Cllr. Tony Fitzgerald.
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Bernadette Wallace a niece of Sheila and Nora Wallace unveiling a plaque to her aunts in their home place of Donoughmore.
Photo courtesy of John Mullins.

John Mullins, Maeve Higgins of Shandon Area History Group and Des Cullinane after the unveiling of the plaque to the Wallace Sisters, Sheila and Nora in their home place of Donoughmore.
Photo courtesy of John Mullins.

The Dublin author and historian Liz Gillis and Anne Twomey of the Shandon Area History Group taking questions after their talks at the 2023 Mother Jones Festival in Dance Firkin Crane Centre. Liz spoke about Women in the Irish Revolution and Anne talked about the Conlon Sisters and Margaret Buckley, all local Cork women. Margaret Buckley was the first president of a political party in Ireland being elected president of Sinn Féin in December 1937, a position she held until 1950.
Picture: Shandon Area History Group

A visit by Lord Mayor Councillor Kieran McCarthy on 12 August 2023 to COFFA House to view the Shandon Area History Group exhibition for Heritage Day. Photo shows Lord Mayor with group members Dominic O’Callaghan, Anne Twomey and Denis Wilson. Group member Maeve Higgins was absent at the time.
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Helen McGonagle of Cork City Library and Maeve Higgins of Shandon Area History Group at the handing over in Collins Barracks of Mary McSwiney letters from the O’Lúasa family to the Cork Public Museum in Fitzgerald’s Park.
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Anne Twomey who received an award from the Lord Mayor Councillor John Sheehan. The award was given in recognition of her commitment to local history through her role with The Shandon Area History Group and her contribution to The North Presentation Secondary School adult education and community service. Anne is seen signing the book with her husband Des and son Cathal looking on. Anyone who would like to see the full video of Anne and the other award winners receiving their awards from the Lord Mayor click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRANqTMZHy8

Members of The Shandon Area History Group at the unveiling of a plaque to Mary Bowles in Clogheen on 30th September 2018. Members are Maeve Higgins, Denis Wilson, Dympna Allen, Anne Twomey, Grace O’Brien and Dominic O’Callaghan.

Back left, John Mullins who proved invaluable in editing the drafts for the book. John is seen here with members of Shandon Area History Group in Cork City Hall on the night their book Ordinary Women in Extraordinary Times was launched by Lord Mayor Councillor John Sheehan.

Lord Mayor of Cork Councillor John Sheehan and the Lady Mayoress with Orla and Fionnula MacCurtain the granddaughters of Tomás MacCurtain.

Fionnuala MacCurtain granddaughter of Tomás MacCurtain speaking at the Shandon Area History Group book launch

Anne Twomey, Bernadette Wallace niece of Sheila and Nora Wallace with Maeve Higgins at the Shandon Area History Group book launch

Anne and Maeve Fleischmann with Joanna Quain granddaughter of Geraldine Neeson at the Shandon Area History Group book launch.

Michael Lenihan and Richard Cooke at the Shandon Area History Group book launch

Bernadette Wallace with Lord Mayor Councillor John Sheehan at the Shandon Area History Group book launch

Margaret Linehan of CIT with Dympna Allen of Shandon Area History Group

Dympna Allen of Shandon Area History Group with Niamh Twomey Heritage Officer in Cork City Council.

Anne Twomey of the Shandon Area History Group introducing Liam O'hUigín the guest speaker on The Characters of Cork in COFFA House.

Cathal MacSwiney Brugha (Grand nephew of Mary MacSwiney) being presented with a copy of Ordinary Women in Extraordinary Times by members of Shandon Area History Group when they attended The Terence MacSwiney Weekend in Kilmurry Co Cork . The book is the story of 11 Cork women in the Revolutionary Years 1916 - 1923. Mary MacSwiney was one of the women featured in the book.

Liam P. O’Riordan giving his talk and power point presentation in COFFA House, Church Street, Cork. It was The Shandon Area History Group last talk for 2019 on 11th December. Liam’s talk was on Edward Bransfield a Corkman from Ballinacurra, Midleton who is reputed to be the first man to see Antarctica in 1820.

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